The story centres on an investigative journalist looking into the apparent suicide of a beautiful young woman, who is the daughter of a reclusive cult filmmaker.

The book will be released by Random House in August, while no writer is yet on board for the adaptation.

Wyatt was originally scheduled to direct 20th Century Fox's sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but stepped down, reportedly because he felt unable to deliver a quality product on the studio's schedule.

He was also attached to direct Denzel Washington in a remake of The Equalizer, but bowed out citing scheduling conflicts.

Watch Rupert Wyatt discussing Rise of the Planet of the Apes with Digital Spy below: